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Some perspective on food stampsThe Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines (blog)The Gazette Editorial Board —- It's troubling, but not surprising, to see the swelling ranks of Americans who are receiving Supplemental. More: continued here

Food stamps booming for boomers Houston Chronicle Copyright 2012 Houston Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 01:06 a.m., Monday, July 16, 2012 The fastest-growing group of Texans receiving food stamps is the 60-64 age bracket. More: continued here

New American food-stamp plantation is a SNAPStandardNetThe House Agriculture Committee has reported out its version of a new farm bill that will cut $16.5 billion over 10 years from funding of SNAP (Supple… More: continued here

Fort Worth Star Telegram Food stamp spending hard to digestBoston HeraldThe House Agriculture Committee has reported out its version of a new farm bill that will cut $16.5 billion over 10 years from funding of SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), once known as food stamps. The cuts in the House …

Like a receiver dropping an easy pass, Calgary Stampeders middle linebacker Juwan Simpson can only look at his hands and wonder how it happened. More: continued here

CBC.ca Stamps taking a pass on commenting on Reynolds' legal situationCalgary Herald (blog)Obviously, news of the Joffrey Reynolds situation was a topic for discussion at Stamps practice today, and while many of his old pals with the team were shocked and dismayed to hear the news, none — quite rightly …

TSN Stamps QB Tate opts for shoulder surgery, out four monthsTSNCalgary Stampeders quarterback Drew Tate has opted for surgery on his non-throwing shoulder and will be sidelined for four months. It is expected Tate will miss the remainder of the season. The 27-year-old pivot was injured rolling to his left …

Cleveland: Proposed food stamp cuts spark debateWKYC-TVCLEVELAND — Possible cuts in what most call the Food Stamp program is sparking lots of debate. A Republican-driven House Committee has approved a possible $16 billion in cuts over ten years. That's a reduction of an earlier $33 million in cuts some …and …

Who's getting more food stamps? You may be surprised Houston Chronicle Copyright 2012 Houston Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 01:06 a.m., Monday, July 16, 2012 The fastest-growing group of Texans receiving food stamps is the 60-64 age bracket. More: continued here

National Post Stamps look to hone tackling skills after loss to Alouettes.Canada.comAs reliable a tackler as you'll find in the Canadian Football League, the Stamps' defensive captain was seemingly on the verge of making a crucial play in the fourth quarter of Thursday's game in Montreal. He had Alouettes receiver …